2018 Miami Open - WTA Premier Mandatory

[SeeingDusk]

Rip Penko. Wall wins again. Think Ostapenko will just drift away in second set.

Have 0.5 btc on the line here on Ostapenko.

 

[helixx]

not deserved set!!

 

[sportmac]

Osta has good kick on that 2nd serve but just no depth.

 

[helixx]

take this pusher

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Expect the unexpected. Ostapenko drops the drop shot like it hot.

 

[speedysteve]

not deserved set!!

Winning wallugly
Sloane gets the set done.

 

[helixx]

 

[kishnabe]

Too passive. Let Osta back in.

 

[Deleted member 293577]

wow, 3 set points lost, but was able to convert on the Ostapenko error

 

[eelhc]

Ostapenko can beat Stephens.... But she can't beat the dimensions of the tennis court. Gotta hand it to her though... she kept ball bashing away 3 set points down.

 

[Badabing888]

Bye gurl. Wrong thread.

I’m all for equal pay if the entertainment is of equal value. Was a massive Steffi fan in the 90s over Sampras. This unfortunately is just dire: can’t hold serve, not using the angles to open up the court, balls missing the court, no changes in pace few winners. The present and future of women’s tennis in a nutshell.

 

[kishnabe]

Let see how set 2 plays out.

 

[Rubens]

Panko will win this match. Fast shots > Fast legs

 

[I Am Finnish]

Hot mess set

 

[speedysteve]

Sloane's coach sounds exhausted.
"Little more aggressive, jam her up etc etc, go get it, go patient, don't over hit, little more aggressive"

 

[SeeingDusk]

Penko is finnished!! Second set going to be 2-6 or something.

 

[Sysyphus]

le's goo!

 

[mike danny]

Stephens didn't do anything. It was Ostapenko who imploded.

 

[Deleted member 293577]

does anyone have the distance travelled per player statustic? It had to be lopsided on Stephens' side

 

[Mr.Lob]

Yeah, I wouldn't want my coach coming out after I won the set. Leave well enough alone.

 

[speedysteve]

I’m all for equal pay if the entertainment is of equal value. Was a massive Steffi fan in the 90s over Sampras. This unfortunately is just dire: can’t hold serve, not using the angles to open up the court, balls missing the court, no changes in pace few winners. The present and future of women’s tennis in a nutshell.

Still the wrong thread..

 

[helixx]

, when is first set so close, the second usually takes player who lost the first

 

[Rubens]

I love Sloane but that puny serve of hers is a punching bag for Panko.

 

[Badabing888]

Still the wrong thread..

Why? It’s related to WTA Tennis and the quality it produces as exemplified in this final.

 

[Deleted member 293577]

The ignore feature works great on trolls, no one is going to ruin my Miami Open final

 

[speedysteve]

Why? It’s related to WTA Tennis and the quality it produces as exemplified in this final.

This is a match thread, there's a perfectly good thread in the right place you can grind that axe on..

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Except for Osaka and Kvitova, 2018 has firmly restored the more passive approach to tennis as a winning formula.

 

[sportmac]

Why? It’s related to WTA Tennis and the quality it produces as exemplified in this final.

We're here to watch and comment on this match and the players playing it, not to take what's happening and use it as an indictment against the entire tour. There's lots of threads on that if that's what you want.

 

[Pagoo]

Stephens didn't do anything. It was Ostapenko who imploded.

Isn't that the usual story between aggressive and defensive players? They let you beat yourself.

 

[Mr.Lob]

There's your slice...forehand.

 

[speedysteve]

The ignore feature works great on trolls, no one is going to ruin my Miami Open final

Does that work in Tapatalk?

 

[Deleted member 293577]

Does that work in Tapatalk?

hmm, not sure. click on the user and there should be an ignore link or button

 

[speedysteve]

If Stephens win more matches in this style, the expression "you've been Sloaned to death" would be in common use

 

[speedysteve]

hmm, not sure. click on the user and there should be an ignore link or button

Yay, found it thanks. Successfully ignore/blocked

 

[eelhc]

This match is becoming unwatchable.

 

[Krish872007]

Man, this is frustrating - she defo needs to work on that serve! The occasional ace doesn't cut it, she's 1.77 so she should be able to work the angles and add a bit more pace. That's literally all she needs, her groundstrokes are too much for most of the tour anyway.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

I’m all for equal pay if the entertainment is of equal value. Was a massive Steffi fan in the 90s over Sampras. This unfortunately is just dire: can’t hold serve, not using the angles to open up the court, balls missing the court, no changes in pace few winners. The present and future of women’s tennis in a nutshell.

Okay still in the wrong thread. Search for equal pay in thread finder there are several similar thread discussing this. From should Woman play BO5, ATP is hurt by the equal play, etc.

 

[Krish872007]

Stephens holds in double quick time and now the match is probably slipping away.

 

[kishnabe]

10 breaks of serve so far. Just lol....

 

[speedysteve]

Okay still in the wrong thread. Search for equal pay in thread finder there are several similar thread discussing this. From should Woman play BO5, ATP is hurt by the equal play, etc.

Hehe, think he got the message yet?

 

[SeeingDusk]

Gonna kill myself. Gonna lose 0.5 btc on Ostapenko. 0-2 incoming.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

does anyone have the distance travelled per player statustic? It had to be lopsided on Stephens' side

Yes! Which site provide the best statistic? I hardly can find any winner stats in any of live score sites. Usually has to wait for the broadcast to show it.

 

[SeeingDusk]

10 breaks of serve so far. Just lol....

And sloane holds to love even....

 

[mike danny]

Isn't that the usual story between aggressive and defensive players? They let you beat yourself.

This match is so unwatchable. I already know how it will play out: Stephens will just push until Ostapenko implodes. Game, set and match, Stephens.

 

[speedysteve]

Stephens holds in double quick time and now the match is probably slipping away.

Plenty of time for losing it and winning it back and losing it again. I so dislike the expression choke..

 

[sportmac]

This is my favorite score site:

https://www.scoreboard.com/tennis/

click on the "Live Center" to see stats:

https://www.scoreboard.com/game/ste...2018/Wpr1EqG1/#game-summary|game-statistics;0

though nothing on how much ground they've covered.

 

[Pagoo]

This match is so unwatchable. I already know how it will play out: Stephens will just push until Ostapenko implodes. Game, set and match, Stephens.

Did Ostapenko think she could win the final without a serve? And Tignor picked her (which is already an uphill battle).

TBF, he was spot on at the AO and IW.

 

[speedysteve]

This is my favorite score site:

https://www.scoreboard.com/tennis/

click on the "Live Center" to see stats:

https://www.scoreboard.com/game/ste...2018/Wpr1EqG1/#game-summary|game-statistics;0

though nothing on how much ground they've covered.

That stat is always in the Tennis TV set summaries.
Can remember if WTA have it..

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Did Ostapenko think she could win the final without a serve? And Tignor picked her (which is already an uphill battle).

TBF, he was spot on at the AO and IW.

Lol! Tignor's curse!

 

[Badabing888]

Terrible match quality. If this is WTA Tennis. I am outta here and sticking with ATP.